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Fair Food Prices

Tap a dish to see average prices across three price tiers.

Food culture

Hawker centres are a genuine national institution here rather than just a food format — UNESCO recognized hawker culture as intangible cultural heritage in 2020, and centres function as shared community dining rooms where Chinese, Malay, and Indian stalls sit side by side and locals eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Every stall must display a hygiene grade from A down to D issued by the National Environment Agency, and glancing at that letter before joining a queue is second nature to locals. The price gap between tiers widens sharply once you leave the hawker centre, partly because restaurant bills add on service charge and tax that hawker stalls don't, and partly because a number of seafood dishes are priced by market weight rather than a fixed menu price.

Frequently asked questions

How much does street food cost in Singapore?
Street food in Singapore typically costs SGD 3 – SGD 45.
How much more expensive is fine dining than street food in Singapore?
Street food usually runs SGD 3 – SGD 45, while fine dining runs SGD 10 – SGD 140.